diff --git a/.nodemonignore b/.nodemonignore
index 7bde46b5e4..b6719b450e 100644
--- a/.nodemonignore
+++ b/.nodemonignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ CHANGELOG.md
 newrelic_agent.log
 *.swp
 *.swx
+website/raw_sprites/**